# Accident 19830526026599A: Piper PA28140, Haines Falls, NY, May 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1983, 09:40 local time
- Place: Haines Falls, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1995° N, 74.0900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1995&lon=-74.0900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1316T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830526026599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN IFR CONDITIONS.  STUDENT CERTIFICATE HAD BEEN REVOKED PREVIOUSLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC83FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA125), May 26, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N1316T), Haines Falls, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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